Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '17 at 05:20
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 711 71% 580 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 70 Parallax 52.5 54% 62.9 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 52.3 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 10711 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (A6) Unknown 100 100 158 (A7) Unknown 100 100 29 (A8) Unknown 100 100 422 (A9) Unknown 100 100 358 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 262 (AE) Unknown 100 100 33 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 80 32 137439477780 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2121 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 66635 (F1) Unknown 253 253 21581 (F2) Unknown 253 253 13847 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	101% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 398 Mixed 448 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 28.6 147% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 67 119% 235 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3TB free Firmware: 0911 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 35.7 Mixed 35.6 28% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 6.09 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.59 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 115329040 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7298 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 48 36 10677415371139 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 35016 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 121 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 85 85 15 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295032837 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 78 62 932512399382 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 40628 (C2) HDA temperature 22 40 -140737488355306 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -120555437011465 (F1) Unknown 100 253 42435226932 (F2) Unknown 100 253 35250641837	93% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 159 Mixed 152 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.26 85% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 113%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 135GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 164 162 6758 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2354 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 11 11 65616 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 623 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2353 (C2) HDA temperature 124 109 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.1% Average	Read 71.7 Write 67.6 Mixed 61 50% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.29 84% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.7% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.1 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 13.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16